The Philadelphia we grew up with was filled with long-haired rapscallions and sage, bespectacled senior citizens. It was an era cherished by all... and an era that, against all odds, has promised to return. But the large and vociferous community of Boy Meets World fans holds strong to its apprehension: could Michael Jacobs' sequel series Girl Meets World possibly live up to its predecessor? Even with stars Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel center stage, we worry that the new program won't quite capture the '90s family comedy's spark or style.
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But the cast is bent on assuring us that Girl Meets World will in fact be a faithful return to the old favorite's goofy adolescent lens. The set of the developing sitcom welcomed visitors from Philly yore: young GMW stars Rowan Blanchard and Sabrina Carpenter tweeted images of a Boy reunion. Rider Strong (Shawn Hunter), Will Friedle (Eric Matthews), and Maitland Ward (Rachel McGuire), who herself shared a photo of perhaps the greatest visitor of them all: William Daniels, a.k.a. the great George Feeny. Soak in the nostalgia below!
Does this mean we'll be seeing Fake Uncle Shawn, Real Uncle Eric, Too-Tenuously-Connected-to-Be-Called-Aunt Rachel, and Family Godfather Feeny showing up on Girl Meets World? It's at least a good sign!
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The new trailer for Star Trek Into Darkness does something no previous trailer for J.J. Abrams' sequel has attempted: it actually conveys the plot of the film. Paramount has overseen one of the most cryptic publicity campaigns in recent memory and gotten an astonishing amount of a mileage out of "Is Benedict Cumberbatch's villain John Harrison really Khan?"
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Away with the teases! The new two-and-a-half minute clip makes it abundantly obvious that John Harrison is not Khan. Still, the mano a mano battle he engages in with Kirk in Star Trek Into Darkness may have a connection to other bits of previously established Trek lore. Let's take a deep dive into the trailer and try to piece together what we can expect from the movie, and just what the heck Harrison's after.
To start off the movie, London is in for a devastating terrorist attack. The franchise has never taken us to the U.K.'s capital — much of time spent on Earth has previously been in Federation capital San Francisco or New Orleans, home of the Sisko family's creole restaurant on Deep Space Nine.
What's interesting about this shot is that it shows a Union Jack waving overhead. Since the early 22nd century, Earth has been ruled by a single world government, so it's a little odd that the Brits are still waving their own standard. It may be, however, that all of the old nations now serve as constituent states of the world government, which itself is a constituent of the Federation, hence why the Union Jack and the Federation flag are waving side by side. In the Original Series, Uhura mentions in one episode that she's from the United States of Africa, so maybe some of the pre-world-government jurisdictions are still in place.
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London looks like it's the site for a big conference of some kind, or that it's home to a big spacedock or starship repair facility, hence the next shot.
This is the facility that John Harrison bombs. It looks like a much, much larger version of the Enterprise's shuttle bay, so it's probably a docking facility. Maybe it facilitates Starfleet personnel getting to their ships in orbit, or maybe it's the landing site for visiting dignitaries. Either way, Harrison wants to see it up in smoke.
Whatever his objective, Harrison's blast takes a major toll on the London skyline. Thankfully, though, St. Paul's Cathedral (on the lower right corner) is spared. If it could survive the Blitz, it can survive whatever Harrison doles out. Apparently, the completion in 2012 of The Shard, the tallest skyscraper in Western Europe at 95 floors, must kick off a major building boom throughout the 21st and 22nd centuries. This cityscape is packed.
Harrison drinks in the devastation he unleashed. An admiral of Starfleet Command says that Harrison was one of their "top agents." A top agent — not a top captain, or Starfleet officer. That, plus his penchant to wear black and his affinity for terrorism, subterfuge, and urban warfare could mean that he is, or was, a member of the black-ops intel organization Section 31.
For you non-Trekkers, Section 31 is a group of spies and "agents" who aggressively work to protect the Federation against perceived threats by using brutal tactics that run counter to every utopian ideal the Federation holds dear. Section 31 was first introduced on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and later appeared in its infancy on the prequel series Star Trek: Enterprise. On DS9, Section 31 tried desperately to recruit Dr. Julian Bashir (Alexander Siddig) to their cause because he was genetically enhanced — gifted with super-intelligence and tremendous physical abilities. It definitely seems like John Harrison has had some modifications to his genome because of his ability to make impossibly high leaps and crash through glass barriers. The original Star Trek Into Darkness synopsis called him a "one man force of destruction," indicating that he's somehow superhuman. and he himself says stuff like, "I am better...at everything."
So, what if he's a genetically-enhanced superbeing who's been working for Section 31 and feels that Starfleet Command's leadership are essentially traitors for allowing the destruction of Vulcan to take place in the 2009 film and not do what needs to be done to step up security on Earth? Launching a terrorist attack on London could be a way to show how vulnerable Earth is and Starfleet Command look ineffectual and impotent. Like Section 31 always does, Harrison can act like everything he's doing is still serving the best interests of the Federation...even when he's killing Federation citizens.
Oddly enough, in the trailer Starfleet Command doesn't even seem that interested in tracking Harrison down—it seems like that's up to Kirk, who takes the initiative himself—which, again, keeps with the tradition of Starfleet not really worrying about keeping Section 31 on a tight leash. Star Trek Into Darkness could be a philosophical inquiry into Starfleet's mission statement: Are they committed to exploration, to seeking out new life forms and new civilizations, or are they a military force ready for war? Do they have to choose between one or the other?
NEXT: We now know who Peter Weller is playing. And how could Alice Eve not be eye candy in this movie?
We've gotten glimpses of Starfleet Command before — most notably in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country — but never quite like this, with the Federation's most notable admirals and captains all convened in one place. Of course, having them all convened in one place, means that if you take them out, the Starfleet leadership goes with it...
So Peter Weller is not playing a villain, or the real power behind John Harrison or whatever. He's a Starfleet admiral. Odd that he's wearing the delta logo, even though the delta should really just be the symbol of the Enterprise at this point in the mid-23rd century, not the symbol of Starfleet as a whole, like it will be later following Kirk's legendary exploits.
I had thought it odd that Abrams would cast Weller in Star Trek Into Darkness, since the Robocop star had already played a character — a villain no less — on Star Trek: Enterprise. There, he was a militant isolationist, someone who felt that humanity shouldn't venture out into the cosmos nor interact with aliens. In fact, he was kind of a segregationist who believed that humans and aliens should be very much separate, and not exactly equal either. I was hoping that Weller might be playing a version of that character in the new movie, but he seems to be fulfilling the Tyler Perry role this time: someone who's around for a few minutes of screentime to deliver exposition and then is never seen again.
You'll notice that Weller's admiral is wearing a uniform that's nearly identical to the one that William Shatner's Kirk wore when he was the chief of Starfleet Operations in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. That J.J. really has an eye for Star Trek lore, even though he keeps saying he was always more a Star Wars fan than a Trek enthusiast.
Despite being merely a science officer Alice Eve's Carol Marcus can obviously kick some ass. She accompanies Bones and a redshirt to subdue Harrison at one point in the film. The fact that Bones needs to use a hypospray to knock out Harrison adds to the mounting pile of evidence that this guy is superhuman.
But Carol Marcus is also there for eye candy. Because this movie, like its predecessor, needs a gratuitous underwear scene.
Whatever Harrison's up to, the Enterprise sure ends up taking a beating. Luckily, Constitution-class starships are capable of atmospheric flight. Watery crash-landings are another matter.
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One very important question heading into the Veronica Mars movie is that of Veronica's (Kristen Bell) relationship with Logan. In an interview with TVLine, creator Rob Thomas dropped a truth bomb about where we'll find Bell's pixie heroine and her troubled on-again/off-again boyfriend when the Neptune High gang (including the '09ers, I guess) gets back together for their 10-year high school reunion. So are Logan and Veronica k-i-s-s-i-n-g?
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Not if her boyfriend has anything to do with it. According to Thomas, Veronica will be "dating someone" who is not Logan, whom she hasn't seen in nine years. The other issues is that no one besides Bell has signed on for the film yet, but come on, Jason Dohring, what else are you doing? Give us some closure. Break up Veronica and whoever her new grownup boyfriend is — you're good at that, remember?
And while we're on that topic, Veronica has reportedly changed her career course away from crime investigation and towards lawyering. At the time of the movie's big reunion, she will be gearing up to take the Bar exam. But let's be real here. She can't return to Neptune without some grand mystery coaxing her back into the life of a P.I. And as we learned earlier, that mystery could include her former lover, Mr. Logan Echols.
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Perhaps that factor will be her father, who Thomas says will be a big part of the movie. Enrico Colantoni's Keith Mars will not be relegated to a quick visitor in Veronica's new life. He'll be just as important to who she is now as he was when she was a teenager, which is important — while Veronica's love life was always intriguing, her relationship with her father was the true heart of the series.
Also imporant for fans to go ahead and make peace with now: The movie isn't going to drudge up everything from the Mars canon. Her trusty dog Backup will not be around, because as Thomas points out a dog that size doesn't usually live more than seven or eight years and it's been nine since we've seen Veronica when the film begins. Veronica will not be haunted by Lily Kane, which is not because Amanda Seyfried was too busy, but rather that it doesn't make sense for the new landscape of Veronica's life.
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And finally, you can stop your worrying now. The movie is not going to kill off Veronica. If anything, Thomas hopes it can usher in a new era of Veronica Mars. (Yes, please? Pay attention, non-believers, and get ready to fall in love like the rest of us.) "I am hopeful it is the birth of [much more] Veronica Mars," says Thomas in the interview.
More Veronica? Something tells me the folks who laid down a collective $4 million dollars will be happy to hear about that slim possibility.
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The worst part about watching Big Brother every season is that you know the producers have favorite house guests, and they try to massage the action of the season so the favorites can stay in the game. The good thing about Survivor, BB's classier network sibling, is that it always seemed too high-minded to do that. It would try to shake things up and make the game exciting, but who got voted out always seemed entirely up to the players. They've even lost some good ones when they decided to realign the tribes or throw a hidden immunity idol into the mix. It seemed like the integrity of the game was as high of a priority as making good television. Well, maybe not so much anymore.
Last week, we dealt with the emotional meltdown of a player that everyone who was unstable. A player who, despite the protests of Jeff Probst and other producers, seemed to have been cast just so he could have such an episode. On this week's episode, we had a tribe switch up that, well, it seemed like it was rigged. I don't know if it was, but it certainly seemed like it. If the integrity of the game is being called into question, maybe it's time to reevaluate.
Jeff called the two tribes together under the guise of a reward challenge, but then handed out eggs to each of the players. Each egg had two different colors inside, and everyone would have to burst the eggs to determine their new tribe. Crack, smash, splat — and we have a reshuffle.
The new tribes are "The Bold and the Beautiful" – Eddie, Reynold, Malcolm, Eric, Andrea, Sheri, and Brenda – and the "Not So Young and the Rest of Us" – Corinne, Philip, Michael, Cochran, Dawn, Matt, and Julia. What's funny is that this was a "random" draw, but one team is now poised to dominate and all the couples (Matt and Michael, Cochran and Dawn, Eddie and Reynold, Philip and Insanity) are all intact.
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But that's not the worst of it. The episode started off talking about how the Fans tribe finally had a small victory when Brandon was voted off at the immunity challenge, and whether or not that meant they were going to rally. Isn't that a better story going into the episode than "We just made two tribes," especially because the tribes are so stacked? Doing it this week, when the tribes were at eight Favorites and six Fans means that each tribe now has four Favorites and three Fans. What do you think is going to happen? The Favorites are going to pick the Fans off and we'll have a merge made entirely of people who are having a second chance to play. And Reynold, since the editors seem to lurve him.
Why not wait one more week? Why not wait to see if the Fans could rally, win immunity, and force the Favorites to kick someone out? Then the tribes would be at seven and six. When you mix them up, you'd get one tribe where it would be even with Fans and Favorites, giving the Fans a fighting chance in the game. That does not seem to be something Survivor is interested in anymore. It's almost as if the thing is rigged for past players to make it to the finals. It's not enough that they already have more experience in the game; now, the deck is entirely being stacked in their favor.
Back at camp, exactly what you thought was going to happen starts happening: the Favorites start talking about which of then Fans they want to vote out so they can maintain their numbers. Well, not everyone is that loyal. Apparently Corinne would like to play with a gay. Corinne is the kind of girl who is all, "I LOVE MY GAYS!" But the gays (in this case, Michael) have no input on whether or not they get to be loved. No, she's like Elmira on Tiny Toon Adventures where she just scoops this thing up and smothers it with affection that it didn't even ask for.
Anyway, Corinne says that she would turn on her entire tribe so that she could play with a gay. When she says hilariously bitchy things, like declaring Philip to be as annoying as sitting next to a baby (with diarrhea) on a plane, it's obvious that, well, the gays would probably love to play with her too. That was the one good thing about the switch up, that we got to hear more from Corinne. We heard so much, I thought she was a goner for sure.
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Philip was also thinking about flipping — or, at least, about getting Julia to flip to his side. Mostly, I think, because she is an attractive young lady and not with any sort of attributes she might have displayed otherwise.
At the immunity challenge, I had a striking sense of deja vu. Wait. Where did I see this before? Oh, last week. This was supposed to be the challenge when Brandon was voted out. They decided to just recycle it. That marks the first night in all 93.7 seasons of Survivor that the challenge builders got a night off. There was a long night of drinking in Manilla, as they finally didn't have to work the next day in the middle of the season. Next week's challenge is sure to suffer.
Anyway, the teams had to push a bunch of boxes across a field and then stack them up. Challenge, challenge, challenge; boring, boring, boring, the Bold and the Beautiful won by a landslide.
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Everyone at the Young and the Rest of Us decided they're going to vote off Julia because... obviously. She was a Fan and she sucked at the challenge. Easy peasy. But then, the plan switched to vote out Matt because they know he doesn't have the immunity idol (too desperate, all the experienced players recognize) and they want to break up the power couple of him and Michael. This way, Corinne gets to keep a gay all for herself. We headed to tribal council and Matt and his gross beard were sent packing. Michael ran for cover behind Probst and says, "Don't let her get me!!"
But, yes, I'm afraid this starts a sad chapter in Survivor's history, one where it is more concerned with keeping returning favorites in the game and casting people who are unstable just to bring the "drama." The funny thing is that isn't why any of us fell in love with this show in the first place. We love it for the strategy, for the game play, for the human decisions that can change the balance of power forever, and not shifts made by producers meddling a bit too much.
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Before the cameras roll on my interview with Ryan Gosling for his new movie The Place Beyond the Pines, the It-guy and I have a back and forth that effectively breaks the ice. After introducing myself, Gosling recalls having met me before. As far as I could remember, that wasn't the case, but I joke and tell him we had and that it was "the most unforgettable interview of my life."
Gosling is shocked. "Really?" he says.
"No," I admit. "In fact, if we have met before, I can't remember it."
Meeting Ryan Gosling isn't the sort of thing one forgets, so the whole encounter was likely a case of mistaken identity. But it did loosen up Gosling, who — like most days off-set — spends his time smiling and surviving conversations with people who see him as a real life superhero and not some dude who likes to act. "This is like the Sword and the Stone," he says. Apparently, most people come through his rotating door acting fake. When someone speaks to him like a normal human being, it's revelatory.
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That's why Gosling feels the continued impulse to collaborate with Derek Cianfrance, director of Pines. Much like their raw, spontaneous work on 2010's Blue Valentine, Gosling was once again put through the grinder to not only play his role as a blue collar bank robber, but live it. The movie shot on location in Schenectady, New York and Gosling says it was once again Cianfrance's goal to cut the young Hollywood icon down a few notches.
"He has a very unique process," Gosling says. "It's kind of hard to explain how much effort it takes to make something that feels so effortless. The filmmaking in this movie is kind of invisible. To achieve that is like the cinematic equivalent of a bank heist."
The actor says that, with Pines, Cianfrance created an environment on set where the actors were challenged to live up to the realism of the scene. "In most movies… let's say you're walking down the street," Gosling says, painting a picture of Pines' stark, gritty atmosphere. "Those are all extras and they've all been told not to bump into you. So there's no way anything unplanned is going to happen. There are no real accidents. Maybe a plane flies overhead. But even in that case, they cut. With Derek, he tries to create a situation where there are torpedoes all the time, torpedoing the scene. Stopping it from becoming what it's supposed to be."
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Gosling has a number of heavy moments in Pines, his character's quest to care for his newly discovered son through a life of crime, hitting more than a few bumps along the way. He says that when we see him breaking down, that's not really acting — not in the way we think of his roles in other movies. This is Cianfrance's experiment working. This is Gosling weeping. Someone is treating him like a real human being.
"There are never any emotional marks," he says. "There's nothing in a scene that says, 'He cries.' If that happens, it happens because it happened."
Recently, Gosling has suggested that he may be ready to take time off from acting. While that may be the case, Gosling was already planning to do just that, stepping behind the camera for his directorial debut, How to Catch a Monster. The film is described as being set against "a surreal dreamscape of a vanishing city" and putting "elements of fantasy noir, horror and suspense into a modern day fairytale" — a far cry from the realism crafted between the actor and his Pines director. Still, his second experience working with Cianfrance continues to challenge and shape Gosling's perspective.
"Every time you work with Derek, you have to put aside everything you think you know and start again," he says. He lauds the director for being able to cull a performance out of him at all. "It's only in doing it myself that I realize how much work he puts in and what a nightmare it would be to work with somebody like me."
For a glimpse at the real Ryan Gosling, check out our full video interview below:
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Sometimes a girl just wants to dance. By herself. In a unicorn onesie. (Yes, a unicorn, don't you dare call her a frog.)
After tweeting on Tuesday about her penchant for comfortable, animal-shaped clothing — "It's a onezie PARTY (of one)" and "When you don't know what to wear…. Wear a onezie. #killtwobirdswithoneonezie" — and a photo of herself in said cozy garment, Miley Cyrus proceeded to show her fans the many wonderful things a onesie can do. It can pop, it can lock, it can drop it. It can #TWERK, as Miley put it on Facebook.
Here's the video, we suggest you watch it.
Werk it girl, you do your thing.
As amazing as the outfit and dance moves are — and they are definitely the most amazing things I've seen this Thursday — the best thing about this video is that it just proves, once again, that Miley doesn't give a f**k.
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For weeks now, rumors regarding Cyrus and her fiancé Liam Hemsworth have made the tabloid rounds, culminating in the New York Post's pronouncement on March 13 that the two had called off their engagement. But even as her name appeared in headlines across every entertainment outlet, including ours, Miley herself has stayed out of the spotlight. She reined in her tweeting for a couple days, she didn't make any major public appearances, and she didn't talk to the media.
While no one except for Cyrus and Hemsworth really know the intimate details of their relationship or what the status currently is — Cyrus was seen without her engagement ring but now it's back on, so that's whatever — one thing is for certain: Cyrus is doin' A-OK.
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Just look at her. She's having a grand ol' time! "You want to talk about me?" Cyrus seems to be saying. "Then talk about this!" You got it, lady! Just one more question: Can we hang out sometime?
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We've really missed Tina Fey's Sarah Palin impression, donchaknow. And thankfully, it returned for a brief, wonderful few minutes when Inside the Actors' Studio host James Lipton asked with scrumtrulescent anticipation if Fey would allow him to speak with her version of Mrs. Palin. The result was, as expected, so great we want to take out behind the bleachers and get it pregnant. (Sorry about that; Fey also talks a little about why she wanted to get Tracy Morgan on 30 Rock before she goes full-Palin.)
But Fey wasn't the first person to be asked to bring a beloved character to the stark real life setting that is the Actors' Studio stage. She's one of a long line of actors coaxed into schtick by Lipton's gentle breeze of a timbre.
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Jim Carrey stopped by to chat with Lipton and the host requested what might be the best character reenactment possible: Fire Marshall Bill of In Living Color fame (or should I say notoriety?). One thing was clear: Carrey's still got it.
Mike Myers wasn't going to be outdone by the actors before him. On his second episode of Inside the Actors' Studio, he gave us not one, but two impressions. The first is his cartoon hero Shrek (8:18 mark) and the second is the pop culture phenomenon Austin Powers (16:29 mark).
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My personal favorite is the time we witnessed what The Simpsons' voice actor Dan Castellaneta looks like while he's contorting his voice into the vocal stylings of one Homer Simpson. Believe it or not, "Doh!" isn't even the best one.
The Family Guy actors also took part in the marvel of seeing actual people make those strange little TV voices, but as an extra treat Seth MacFarlane and Alex Borstine even sang the iconic tune from the opening of the show, complete with Stewie Griffin's inexplicably British interjections.
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Of course, some folks don't go for known characters. Take Robin Williams for example. (Or for the only example, because who else can match his hilarious and wild eccentricities? No one, that's who.) When he visited Lipton, his impression interlude descended into his usual madness and it all ended with Williams wearing a pink pashmina on his head. Typical.
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After that Conan debacle, many of us are jaded to the idea of Jay Leno ever leaving The Tonight Show. Decades from now, the big chinned supercentenarian will hobble onto the Burbank stage with a softball joke about Robo-President Cartertron's hairpiece and a self-directed jab at his garage full of flying cars. But others maintain that this recent controversy surrounding the perpetual host will indeed result in his replacement, with Jimmy Fallon the prime candidate for the position.
Although Fallon's stammering, hyper-positive interview skills have been a target for criticism, the comedian's nubile charms have won over enough of a fanbase to pinpoint him the natural choice for the 11:35 slot. But if Fallon is indeed slated to take hold of the Tonight Show reins, then who will step into the Late Night seat? A seat occupied by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, and for the past four years, the Saturday Night Live alum. So which of today's comedians is worthy of this legacy?
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Patton Oswalt
Ever since his impressive turn in the 2011 dramedy Young Adult, stand-up comedian Oswalt has received a heap of attention, earning a role on the critical favorite FX drama Justified. In spite of these darker choices, however, Oswalt is through and through a funnyman, and one perfectly suited to riff with celebrity guests via his patented brand of goofy, self-deprecating, and often nerdy humor.
Jane Lynch
If just someone would inform Lynch that she's squandering her comedic talents on Glee, then maybe she'd consider a stab at Late Night. The one-time Emmys host, Christopher Guest mainstay, Party Down vet, and Frat Pack regular has the bite and comic sensibility that would make her go at the gig an interesting and fresh one.
Key &amp; Peele
A two man operation might go against the fabric of the late night talk show establishment, but change is good. And the comic duo's breakout over the past year tells us that they represent a voice that people are taken with. Their penchant for political satire and silly humor alike is exactly the kind of range Late Night needs.
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Joel McHale
Nobody sells the snark quite like McHale — as the host of E!'s The Soup and the starring player on NBC's on-its-way-out sitcom Community alike, McHale is an unapologetically scathing comic whose bread and butter is celebrity potshots. Plus, not too hard on the eyes.
Andy Cohen
Finally, the only true soldier in the late night war: Cohen is not only a host, but also an executive and producer, making him knowledgeable about the behind the scenes grounds as well (which might help in avoiding any more of these controversies). On top of this, the Bravo resident has a good personal relationship with Fallon, meaning that purist fans of the present Late Night man in charge won't have to worry too much about an overhaul of the system.
Who do you think would make the best host? Let us know your ideas!
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Even if you managed to walk away from Harmony Korine's latest film Spring Breakers without the effects of PTSD, you're bound to have some questions. First and foremost, a quivering "Why?!" But there are other, more specific questions, too.
For instance, who were those creepy twins? Or that guy with the ice cream cone tattooed on his face? And what was all that so-called s**t that James Franco's character Alien was yelling about? Hopefully, our glossary of all things Spring Breakers might be able to give you some answers...
ATL TwinsSidney and Thurman Sewell, inseparable Atlanta-based brothers whose skateboarding career helped access the attention of Vice Magazine, which in turn printed a 2012 interview with the pair regarding their bizarre lifestyle and sexual proclivities (i.e., their sharing of a bed, and dogmatic devotion to only sleeping with girls together). The Sewells have a minor part playing themselves in Spring Breakers as associates of Franco's Alien, who comments on their penchant for "double penetration."
Britney SpearsAmerican pop icon whose career as a recording artist and tabloids mainstay is chronicled comprehensively viaSpring Breakers'use of her hit numbers "...One More Time" and "Everytime," as well as the overarching subtext of the film (as documented here).
Calvin Klein Escapemen’s fragrance developed by the Calvin Klein fashion house incorporation in 1993. Franco's Alien is the proud owner of one or more containers of Calvin Klein Escape.
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DangerussRuss Curry, a Florida-based hip hop artist who is confirmed by director Harmony Korine to have inspired Franco's character Alien. Crafted such musical numbers as "My Fork."
DTFColloquial Acronym Representing The Phrase "Down To F**K," Signifying A Party's Willingness To Engage In Acts Of Promiscuity. The Acronym Can Be Read On The Seat Of The Sweatpants Worn By The Characters
DubstepGenre of electronic dance music featured prominently throughout Spring Breakers. See: Skrillex
Gucci ManeRadric Davis, an Atlanta-born hip hop artist who plays Alien's nemesis Archie in Spring Breakers. Sports a larga facial tattoo of an ice cream cone. In 2006, Davis served six months in prison for aggravated assault. His highest charting album to date was 2010's The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted
Kool-AidBrand of flavored mix drink introduced in the United States of America by Kraft Foods in 1927. Franco's Alien boasts ownership of the "blue" variety.
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My Little PonyAmerican entertainment franchise spawned in 1983 as a Hasbro toy line; since has taken form in various children's television programs, including the 2010 iteration My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, which is referenced visually sporadically throughout Spring Breakers.
NunchucksFrom the Japanese nunchaku, traditional weapon employed in the Okinawan martial arts. Franco's character Alien boasts ownership of one or more pair.
Riff RaffJody Christian, Texas-based hip hop artist who has appeared on the MTV reality series From G's to Gents. claims to have been the basis for Franco's Spring Breakers character Alien, which Franco decrees to be untrue.
SaiTraditional martial arts weapon consisting of one long pointed metal baton and two smaller curved prongs to its side. Franco's Alien boasts ownership of one or more.
Scarface1983 crime drama epic directed by Brian De Palma and starring Al Pacino as antihero Tony Montana. The film was adapted from Howard Hawks' 1932 gangster movie of the same name. Franco's Alien has a copy of Scarface playing on perpetual repeat.
ShortsBifurcated garment covering the waist down to the knee, with varying degrees of length. Often warm in lieu of long pants to accomodate for warm weather, or as a decision of fashion. Franco's character Alien owns many pairs of shorts, in a variety of colors. This is a fact in which he takes a good deal of pride.
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ShurikenTraditional Japanese concealed weapon bearing the form of a pointed cross or star, colloquially referred to as "throwing star." Franco's Alien boasts ownership of one or more.
SkrillexSonny John Moore, electronic musician whose music is featured prominently throughout Spring Breakers.
SpiciousRegional slang for "suspicious." term used by Franco's Alien.
Spring BreakA seemingly fun and carefree vacation getaway that will destroy your soul and mind. Spring break forever.
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